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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60
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Medicare, Imperiled by Trump, Turns 60

F. Douglas Stephenson

Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Sixty years ago, July 30, 1965, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, former […]

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám I

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Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

Protesting Harvard’s Cancellation of a Journal issue on Education in Palestine

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An Interview with Anand Gopal by Charles Davis | ( TeleSur) | – – The United States is winning the war on terror, just as […]

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H. Clinton and Ed Snowden: Some Animals are more Equal than others

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hillary Clinton has repeatedly attacked Ed Snowden for being careless with government information. So it is […]

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On Eid al-Fitr 2016: Muslim-Americans becoming Thread in the US Tapestry

By Abbas Barzegar | (The Conversation) | – – Ramadan, a month of intense prayer and fasting, has been especially trying for American Muslims this […]

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On top of Saudi-Houthi War, South Yemen yearns to Secede!

On top of Saudi-Houthi War, South Yemen yearns to Secede!

By Hannah Porter | (Informed Comment) | – – While UN-brokered peace talks between Houthi rebels and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government-in-exile struggle to reach a political […]

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Far Right
What Would Trump Fascism Look Like?  Eight Most Likely Traits

What Would Trump Fascism Look Like? Eight Most Likely Traits

By Al Carroll | (Informed Comment) | – – Numerous analysts, journalists, publications, and scholars judge Mr. Trump to be a fascist. These range from […]

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How ISIL's attacks on Saudi Arabia aimed at Undermining the Monarchy's Legitimacy

How ISIL’s attacks on Saudi Arabia aimed at Undermining the Monarchy’s Legitimacy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Arabia was rocked yesterday by three terrorist attacks, presumably the work of Daesh (ISIL, ISIS). […]

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Iraq
Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State's attacks on Baghdad

Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State’s attacks on Baghdad

By Balsam Mustafa | (The Conversation) | – – “I’m happy that I graduated. I’m so grateful to my parents and I dedicate my success […]

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Tzipi Livni Refuses Police War Crimes Interview; UK Government Provides Last-minute Immunity

Tzipi Livni Refuses Police War Crimes Interview; UK Government Provides Last-minute Immunity

By IMEMC | – – Scotland Yard’s War Crimes Unit transmitted a letter to the Israeli Embassy in London last week inviting Ms. Tzipi Livni […]

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Int'l Criminal Court Won’t Investigate Blair but Might Prosecute Soldiers

Int’l Criminal Court Won’t Investigate Blair but Might Prosecute Soldiers

TeleSur | – – The Hague says it is not in its mandate to prosecue Blair, but may use the long-awaited Chilcot report to prosecute […]

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